The effects of high-dose and low-dose tryptophan depletion on mood and cognitive functions of remitted depressed patients

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-275

  Booij, Linda ^a,b   Van Der Does, A J Willem ^a,c   Haffmans, P M Judith ^b   Riedel, Wim J ^d,e,f   Fekkes, Durk ^g   Blum, Marc J B ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PARNASSIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^g ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Cognition; Depletion; Depression; Serotonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACUTE TRYPTOPHAN DEPLETION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 18844362666     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881105051538     Document Type: Article

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